It was by no means an ordinary day for Michael, it was going to be extraordinary. He was catching a bus in Southern California to a studio for his first shoot as an extra. You see, Michael was an Australian, trying to break into acting. It was his second day in America. His GPS notified him he was only a block away from arrival and as the bus pulled into the next stop, Michael got off to walk.
As he began to walk up towards the studio, Michael's nerves started playing with his head.. In an attempt to distract himself, he pulled out his phone. After checking Facebook, he noticed that hehad 9 new e-mails. He let out a sigh of exhaustion when he saw who they were from. "Oh Jesus Christ Jamie" ; he whispered through clenched teeth.
Jamie was a friend of Michaels who's mental health had been deteriorating over the last few years. He thought Jamie had made significant improvements in the last year though. These emails each looked hysterical and Paranoid. Filled with rants about numbers lining up and warnings. "YOU NEED TO GET THEIR TRUE NAME, THEY HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO OBEY, MAGIC IS OUR BEST CHANCE" one of the messages read, "CIRCLES ARE CRITICAL" said another, "AVOID THEM IF YOU CAN, BUT IF ONE CORNERS YOU, CHALLENGE IT". Michael frowned and shook his head; he wished he could wave a magic wand and fix his friend.
Jamie was always very different, once one of Michaels RPG friends, Jamie has since renounced his desire to play; "Why PLAY being a wizard, when you can be the real thing and more". You see, Jamie thinks he's, well no, he's. Well he's heavily into the occult. You don't really get more alternative than Jamie. He got so into it, he converted his entire second bedroom into a ritual room and claimed he was summoning Angels, then one day apparently started summoning demons, not the kinds of creatures with any PHYSICAL form of course.
Michael sighed and put his phone away. He was just about to turn the corner and be able to see the studio. He licked his lips and swallowed, his throat dry from nerves. "Well, what's the worst that could happen", Michael joked. More than he realised as he was about to find out.
He heard the loud roar of an engine and something else... A lion? "They must be filming something outside!" Thought Michael as he sprinted around the corner smiling. As he turned the corner and looked up, his smile quickly turned into a look of surprise, then horror....